One of the many highlights at Dayton Hamvention® -- sponsored by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) -- is the myriad of educational and fun forums that take place the entire weekend at Hara Arena. DARA has coordinated 43 unique programs that encompass nearly 80 hours of programs and activities for the thousands of people expected to attend these programs. Hamvention, the largest event of its kind, will be May 14-16 at Hara Arena in Dayton, Ohio. Please keep in mind that the schedule may change before Hamvention.

Friday, May 14

9:15-11:15 -- TAPR Digital Forum (Room 1)
9:15-10:45 -- ARRL, Public Relations Forum (Room 2)
9:15-10:15 -- HAARP (Room 3)
9:15-10:15 -- QRP: Why Should I Try It? (Room 5)
10:30-11:30 -- Antennas -- The Final Frontier (Room 5)
10:30-12 -- Teachers Workshop (Room 3)
11-12 -- Fox Hunting (Room 2)
11:30-12:30 -- APRS Forum (Room 1)
11:45-12:45 -- Kit Building (Room 5)
12:15-1:45 -- Ham Radio and the Law (Room 3)
12:15-2:15 -- BalloonSat (Room 2)
12:45-2:15 -- D-STAR Forum (Room 1)
1-2:15 -- YLRL Forum (Room 5)
2-3:30 -- Add-on DSP Speakers (Live Demos) (Room 3)
2:30-3:45-- ARRL Lab, Powerline Noise (Room 2)
2:30-5 -- Antenna Forum (Room 1)
2:30-5 -- Software Defined Radio (Room 5)
3:45-5 -- Techniques of the Best Operators (Room 3)
4-5 -- County Hunting Forum (Room 2)

Saturday, May 15

9:15-10:15 -- SATERN Forum (Room 2)
9:15-10:15 -- FCC, Emergency Communications (Room 3)
9:15-11:00 -- VHF/UHF/Microwave Forum (Room 5)
9:15-12:15 -- Youth Forum (Room 1)
10:30-11:30 -- Drake Forum (Room 2)
10:30-11:45 -- ARRL Lab, Antenna Modeling and Propagation Software (Room 3)
11:15-1:30 -- AMSAT (Room 5)
11:45-2 -- Newsline Town Hall Meeting (Room 2)
12-1 -- RTTY Contesting Forum (Room 3)
12:30-2:30 -- Contesting Forum (Room 1)
1:15-2:15 -- ARRL Member Forum (Room 3)
1:45-3 -- SSTV Forum (Room 5)
2:15-3:15 -- Ham Radio Workbenches (Room 2)
2:30-3:30 -- ARES® Forum (Room 3)
2:45-5 -- DX Forum (Room 1)
3:15-5 -- Combined MARS Forum (Room 5)
3:30-5 -- ATV Forum (Room 2)
3:45-5 -- Collins Forum (Room 3)

Sunday, May 16

9:15-10:15 -- ARRL, Resources for Radio Clubs (Room 2)
9:15-10:15 -- Red Cross Forum (Room 1)
9:15-10:15 -- Hamming in Hong Kong (Room 3)
9:30-11:15 -- Bicycle Mobile Forum (Room 5)
10:30-11:30 -- Demo of a Synchronous Rotary 500 W Spark Gap Transmitter (Room 1)
10:30-11:30 -- QCWA Forum (Room 2)
10:30-11:30 -- An Introduction to Arduino for Amateur Radio Applications (Room 3)

For more information on forums at the 2010 Dayton Hamvention, please visit the Dayton Hamvention Web site.